Lavender flower (Lavandulae flos)

Published December 5, 1984; Revised March 13, 1990.List of German Commission E Monographs (Phytotherapy)

Lavendelblüten

Name of Drug

Lavandulae flos, lavender flower.

Composition of Drug

Lavender flower consists of the dried flower of Lavandula angustifolia Miller [Fam. Lamiaceae], gathered shortly before fully unfolding, as well as its preparations in effective dosage.

The drug contains at least 1.5 percent (v/w) essential oil with linalyl acetate, linalool, camphor, ß-ocimene, and 1,8-cineol as its main components. Furthermore, the drug contains about 12 percent tannins unique to the family Lamiaceae.